Head of Immunology Canada

Make your mark for patients

We are looking for a strategic, collaborative, and patient-focused Head of Immunology to join our Immunology team in Canada. This role may be based in the Greater Toronto Area or Montreal, with the Greater Toronto Area preferred, and requires domestic and international travel of up to 40%. 

About the role 

The Head of Immunology is the senior business leader accountable for the strategic direction, performance and sustainable growth of UCB’s Immunology business in Canada. This role sets a clear portfolio ambition, makes deliberate investment choices and brings the organization together around the priorities that will create the greatest value for patients, customers and UCB.

Who you'll work with 

You will report to the General Manager, Canada. As a member of the Canadian Leadership Team, you will also share accountability for the performance, culture and long-term success of UCB Canada. The role connects Canadian market strategy and commercial execution with global strategy and represents the Canadian Immunology business with credibility and influence.

What you'll do 

• Set the Canadian Immunology strategy and translates global priorities into clear local choices and execution that expand the impact for patients.
• Own the Immunology P&L and deliver patient, demand, market-share, sales, expense and profitability commitments.
• Make portfolio, investment and resource-allocation decisions that balance near-term performance with sustainable growth.
• Create clarity, accountability and strong decision-making across a complex, cross-functional business.
• Build trusted partnerships across Medical, Market Access, Patient Services, Finance, Insights-to-Impact and other affiliate, and global capabilities.
• Lead major lifecycle opportunities and commercial business transformations with purposeful execution.
• Use data, insights, digital capabilities and emerging technologies to improve decisions, customer experience and patient impact.
• Build leadership capability and organizational strength by developing high-performing teams, strengthening leadership effectiveness, and fostering a culture of accountability, empowerment and continuous growth.
• Drive strategic talent and succession planning to build a strong, diverse leadership pipeline, accelerate talent development and ensure organizational readiness for future business needs.
• Champion an inclusive, high-performance culture that promotes engagement, collaboration, psychological safety and a sense of belonging, enabling people to thrive and deliver exceptional business outcomes.
• Represent Immunology internally and externally and ensure the business operates to the highest standards of ethics, quality and compliance.

Interested? For this role we're looking for the following 

Minimum requirements 

• Bachelor's degree in business, life sciences, healthcare, or a related discipline. 

• 10+ years progressive leadership experience in the pharmaceutical or biotechnology industry, including senior commercial or general-management accountability in Canada.
• Demonstrated experience leading a complex specialty-care business, portfolio, or profit and loss, including growth, launch, or significant change responsibilities. 

• Demonstrated knowledge of the Canadian pharmaceutical and specialty-care environment, including market access, customer, patient, and health-system dynamics. 

• Experience making investment and resource-allocation decisions across competing priorities. 

• Experience leading senior leaders, establishing decision rights and accountability, and developing talent and succession plans. 

• Experience integrating commercial, medical, market access, patient services, finance, and operational perspectives in a cross-functional or matrix environment. 

• Demonstrated ability to use data, digital capabilities, and business insights to support decisions and measurable outcomes. 

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally up to 40%. 

Preferred requirements 

• Advanced degree in business, science, healthcare, or a related field. 

• Leadership experience in Immunology, Dermatology, Rheumatology, or another specialist-driven therapeutic area. 

• Experience leading multiple franchises, indications, or substantial businesses simultaneously. 

• Previous membership on an affiliate or business-unit leadership team. 

• Professional proficiency in French. 

This positions reasonably anticipated base salary range is $174,000 - 229,000. The actual salary offered will take into account related knowledge, skills, experience and location among other factors and may fall outside the expected range.

Are you ready to ‘go beyond’ to create value and make your mark for patients? If this sounds like you, then we would love to hear from you!

About us 
UCB is a global biopharmaceutical company, focusing on neurology and immunology. We are over 9.000 people in all four corners of the globe, inspired by patients and driven by science. 

We’ve embraced a hybrid-first approach to work, bringing teams together in local hubs to foster collaborative curiosity. Unless expressly stated in the description or precluded by the nature of the position, roles are hybrid with 40% of your time spent in the office.

Why work with us? 
At UCB, we don’t just complete tasks, we create value. We aren’t afraid to push forward, collaborate, and innovate to make our mark for patients. We have a caring, supportive culture where everyone feels included, respected, and has equal opportunities to do their best work. We ‘go beyond’ to create value for our patients, and always with a human focus, whether that’s on our patients, our employees, or our planet. Working for us, you will discover a place where you can grow, and have the freedom to carve your own career path to achieve your full potential. 

UCB is an equal opportunity employer. All employment decisions will be made without regard to any characteristic protected by applicable laws.

We are committed to fostering an inclusive, accessible environment, where all employees and members feel valued, respected, and supported. We are committed to meeting the accessibility needs of persons with disabilities.

If you require an accommodation for the recruitment/interview process (e.g. alternate formats of materials, accessible meeting rooms or other accommodation), please contact HRAnswers@ucb.com and we will work with you to meet your needs.

Please note that our hiring process includes the use of artificial intelligence (AI). All final hiring decisions are made by our hiring teams.